Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois

Limestone Township
Township

Location in Kankakee County

Kankakee County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°8′N 87°58′W / 41.133°N 87.967°W / 41.133; -87.967Coordinates: 41°8′N 87°58′W / 41.133°N 87.967°W / 41.133; -87.967
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Established May 9, 1853
Government
 • Supervisor Michael Bossert
Area
 • Total 41.41 sq mi (107.3 km2)
 • Land 40.39 sq mi (104.6 km2)
 • Water 1.02 sq mi (2.6 km2)  2.46%
Elevation 650 ft (198 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 4,877
 • Density 124.7/sq mi (48.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60901, 60913
FIPS code 17-091-43497

Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,035 and it contained 1,928 housing units.[2] Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 41.41 square miles (107.3 km2), of which 40.39 square miles (104.6 km2) (or 97.54%) is land and 1.02 square miles (2.6 km2) (or 2.46%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Limestone and Schreffler.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Kankakee Airport

Landmarks

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20164,877[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Government

The township is governed by an elected Town Board of a Supervisor and four Trustees. The Township also has an elected Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner and Supervisor. The Township Office is located at 5030 West Route 17, Kankakee, IL 60901.

Political districts

School districts

  • Herscher Community Unit School District 2

References

  • "Limestone Township, Kankakee County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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